egasso   10 #1 Posted June 18, 2017 Hello everyone!  I'm huge fan of wild swimming. I've been living in Sheffield for 7 years and managed to find one spot - Slippery stones in Peak district. Are there anymore spots? Mind to share?  Thanks in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
classicfan   15 #2 Posted June 18, 2017 Harthill reservoir I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jim Hardie   527 #3 Posted June 18, 2017 River Derwent south of Chatsworth House. Mostly kids paddling on the rocks but I've seen people swimming topside of the weir where it's deep enough. Mind you I'm talking 50 odd year ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Alcoblog   10 #4 Posted June 18, 2017 There's a place you can swim starkers in the river Wye, halfway between Ashford in the Water and Bakewell. It gets even wilder when the ducks start chasing you, I can tell you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch   214 #5 Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) Good map here:  http://wildswim.com/  Gaddings and Sparth are also worth a visit. Lots of local members on this group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/58467475344/ Edited June 19, 2017 by alchresearch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cgksheff   44 #6 Posted June 19, 2017 Sudocrem usually does the job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
fatrajah   10 #7 Posted June 19, 2017 River Derwent south of Chatsworth House. Mostly kids paddling on the rocks but I've seen people swimming topside of the weir where it's deep enough. Mind you I'm talking 50 odd year ago.  I remember swimming there in the mid 1950s. I don't think anyone swims there now. Maybe the fear of Weil's disease has something to do with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mosey   10 #8 Posted June 19, 2017 Yesterday we had a nice little swim in Crookes Valley Park near the Dam house. I'm sure the peak district has more to offer but it was still pretty nice. Plus you can have a beer in the dam house once you have dried off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   305 #9 Posted June 19, 2017 It's generally not advisable to go swimming in reservoirs so double check before you go.  Having said that there's a water activity centre on Underbank reservoir, so I'm not sure how that is any different? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch   214 #10 Posted June 19, 2017 Some abandoned ones are OK - Sparth, Gaddings and the one at Owler Bar.  harthill is also OK:  https://www.yorkshireoutdoorswimmers.com/harthill/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stifflersmom   11 #11 Posted June 19, 2017 Barbrook reservoir near Owler Bar and River Derwent between the Chatsworth wier and bridge are both good. The latter is better in the evening when the wardens have left; I don't believe they can legally stop you swimming there but they will try. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cgksheff   44 #12 Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) Barbrook was drained and decommissioned.  https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Owler+Bar,+Sheffield/@53.2896251,-1.5826385,459m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x487986d4e0f9154f:0xa90d86893ba647c1!8m2!3d53.297686!4d-1.561846?hl=en   .... as was the smaller one on the other side of the A621:  https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Owler+Bar,+Sheffield/@53.2677178,-1.5730255,919m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x487986d4e0f9154f:0xa90d86893ba647c1!8m2!3d53.297686!4d-1.561846?hl=en Edited June 19, 2017 by cgksheff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...